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Remebering songs...

Hey guys, I'm no stranger to learning and playing cover songs, been doing it ever since I started playing. The thing is, my band doesn't have a singer right now, and learning and remembering the song structures is somewhat more difficult than before because of this...there's just a couple we can't seem to remember the structure of 100%. Any tips on you guys for rehearsing these until we get a singer (which hopefully won't be too long, we're in touch with someone, fingers crossed!)

Thanks in advance!

EDIT: I can't spell.....the title of the thread is supposed to be "Remembering songs..." as you might've guessed

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Re: Remebering songs...

i would say try and have everyone sing alone their heads as you play, either that or give a cue in. like a big head nod or something.
i had trouble with long repetitive part for a while, and while solving then i would always be looking at a guitar play and they would give me nods as the phrase was about to change.

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Re: Remebering songs...

Until and unless everyone gets on the same page Chazbo, try listening to what the guitarist is doing, and get a feel for where he is going. My guitarist/vocalist changes endings on songs quite a bit, whether it's because he forgets how we rehearsed them or maybe he just gets all caught up in singing and loses it....so I have to pay close attention to what he's playing to end the songs with him. It's something that takes practice, and a good feel for what the other band members are doing. The more you play together the better you can anticipate what they're going to do next. Hope that helps you a bit.

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